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100pt Program
Master of Arts and Cultural ManagementCourse Entry PointYear: 2022
100pt Program
Contact information
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information:
http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
- Contact: 'Make an enquiry' at
http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/degrees/16-master-of-arts-and-cultural-management
Overview
The Master of Arts and Cultural Management is a vocationally orientated program which prepares students for a management career in the arts, entertainment, and cultural industries, including theatre, dance, music, visual arts, and film and in cultural policy development in government or industry peak bodies. The program focuses on the relationship between management practices and creative production and presentation in an international context. The program delivers subjects in the key areas of management, law, cultural and creative industries, policy and marketing together with challenging analytical content that assists graduates to participate in the ethical, political and philosophical dimensions of creative practices in an international context. Students can choose their core subjects from a wide range of offerings that encompass the fields of management in the arts, art and social change, global cultural industries, and policy and advocacy.
The Graduate Diploma in Arts and Cultural Management (Advanced) is also available.
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Structure
100 credit points
100 point program
Duration: 1 year full-time / up to 2 years part-time
- compulsory subjects (62.5 points)
- capstone subjects (25 points or 37.5 points for the minor thesis option)
- elective subjects (12.5 points or no elective points for for the minor thesis option)
Capstone Requirement:
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (at least 25 points). Students must complete one capstone option:
Capstone Stream 1: ARTS90024 Industry Core and Placement
Purpose: An opportunity to undertake an evaluation study of a section of the industry.
Capstone Stream 2: MULT90064 Industry Core and Project
Purpose: An opportunity to undertake an action research project.
Capstone Stream 3: Minor Thesis: AMGT90027 Arts Management Thesis Part 1 and AMGT90028 Arts Management Thesis Part 2 (37.5 points total)
Purpose: An opportunity to undertake a theoretically underpinned study of the industry.
For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework.
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
62.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AMGT90001 | Principles of Arts Management |
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90004 | Cultural Policy |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90013 | Finance and Budgeting |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90018 | The Economics of Culture | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
AMGT90029 | Applied Research Methods |
February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Winter Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Capstone Subjects
25 points or 37.5 points for the minor thesis option
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ARTS90024 | Industry Core and Placement |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
25 |
or
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT90064 | Industry Core and Project |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
25 |
or
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AMGT90027 | Arts Management Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
AMGT90028 | Arts Management Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
Elective Subjects
12.5 points or no elective points for the minor thesis option
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ACUR90005 | Interpreting Exhibitions | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ACUR90008 | Curating Contemporary Art | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
AMGT90006 | Audiences and the Arts | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90007 | Stakeholders and Fundraising in the Arts | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90011 | Global Cultural Policy and Practice | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
AMGT90012 | Managing Creative Content | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
AMGT90017 | Marketing the Arts | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90024 | Cultural Festivals and Special Events | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90031 | Developing Cultural Industries | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
AMGT90032 | Art and Cultural Management in Asia | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
AHIS90005 | History and Philosophy of Museums | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS90007 | Biennales, Triennales and Documentas | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
CULS90004 | Cultural Complexity and Intelligence | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90007 | Media Convergence and Digital Culture | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90037 | Online Community Management | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
MULT90059 | Social Enterprise Incubator | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90006 | Writing and Editing for Digital Media |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PUBL90014 | Legal Issues in Arts and Media | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCRN90006 | Film Festival Cultures | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
SCRN90002 | Film Production: From Script to Screen | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication
Last updated: 12 November 2022